Cincinnati at Washington 7:05 ET
Nationals over Reds- The Nationals hope that Friday's starter Cade Cavalli is part of their rebuild. The right-hander will make his major league debut against a depleted Cincinnati lineup. Washington manager Dave Martinez announced Wednesday that Cavalli, one of the organization's top prospects, would be called up from Triple-A Rochester to start the series opener against Cincinnati. He was 6-4 with a 3.71 ERA and 104 strikeouts in 97 innings over 20 starts for Rochester this year. The Reds will counter with veteran lefty Mike Minor (2-10, 6.44), who is coming off his first win in over two months. Minor had lost a career-high eight straight decisions over 10 straight starts since his only other win on June 13 at Arizona. He was 0-8 with a 6.02 ERA in those 10 starts. Take WASHINGTON!